It’s sometimes surprising how much people don’t know about their acid reflux disease. Many are ill-informed of what it is, where it occurs in the body, why it happens, and how it should be treated. And one of the most surprising things they don’t know about acid reflux disease is just how serious it actually is! Many assume it’s just uncomfortable and painful, but don’t truly understand the dangers of leaving this condition unchecked.
While the pain and discomfort of acid reflux disease happens in the area of the chest and is actually in the esophagus, the disease is caused by stomach acids churning up past a small valve at the top of the stomach that is supposed to keep that acid where it belongs. So the pain may be in the midsection and in the esophagus, but acid reflux disease actually happens in the stomach. This can be because of a Read the rest of this entry »